Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The greater painted-snipe is a species of wader in the small painted-snipe family Rostratulidae. It widely distributed across Africa and southern Asia and is found in a variety of wetland habitats, including swamps and the edges of larger water bodies such as lakes and rivers. This species is sexually dimorphic with the female being larger and more brightly coloured than the male. The female is normally polyandrous with the males incubating the eggs and caring for the young.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Rostratulidae
- Genus
- Rostratula